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Which term describes the ability of cardiac cells to respond to an electrical impulse?
Which term describes the ability of cardiac cells to respond to an electrical impulse?
- Conductivity
- Excitability (correct)
- Contractility
- Automaticity
What is the term for the ability of cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously initiate an electrical impulse?
What is the term for the ability of cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously initiate an electrical impulse?
- Excitability
- Contractility
- Automaticity (correct)
- Conductivity
What is the term for the ability of cardiac cells to receive an electrical stimulus and conduct that impulse to an adjacent cardiac cell?
What is the term for the ability of cardiac cells to receive an electrical stimulus and conduct that impulse to an adjacent cardiac cell?
- Contractility
- Conductivity (correct)
- Excitability
- Automaticity
Which term describes the ability of cardiac cells to shorten, causing cardiac muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus?
Which term describes the ability of cardiac cells to shorten, causing cardiac muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus?
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What is the result of the brief (rapid) flow of charged ions back & forth across the cell membrane?
What is the result of the brief (rapid) flow of charged ions back & forth across the cell membrane?
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